# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/innocent-vareed-thekkethala
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:37:17.973Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/innocent-vareed-thekkethala"
name: "Innocent Vareed Thekkethala"
slug: "innocent-vareed-thekkethala"
description: "Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, known mononymously as Innocent, was an Indian actor, film producer, writer and politician, who in a career spanning almost five decades has appeared in over 700 films predominantly in Malayalam cinema in addition to a few Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English films, mostly in comedic roles. Widely regarded as one of the greatest comedians in the history of Malayalam cinema, he is also known for his negative and highly nuanced character roles. He is also the recipient of several awards, including three Kerala State Film Awards, a Kerala Film Critics Award, a Filmfare Awards South and seven Asianet Film Awards. He also won the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour in 2020, for his book Irinjalakudakku Chuttum. He is noted for his wit and impressive dialogue delivery in the typical Thrissur slang."
tagline: "Indian actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Innocent_(Actor)_2011.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1948-03-04"
deathDate: "2023-03-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             17.25386692855389
  historical:           9.826018666666668
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0409204"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6035995"
    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump